Nick Jones
When I was a young boy, Grandma Ivy would pick me up two days a week to take me to the San Diego Zoo, Safari Park (f.k.a. The Wild Animal Park), or Seaworld. Because of this, I had the great fortune of spending considerable time with my grandmother. I learned to admire her grace with strangers, her open heart, and her unwavering faith. She was and will remain a light to all, and this world is a better place for having had her in it. She is dearly beloved and missed, not the least by me, and it brings me great joy to know she was confident in her life's purpose and where she was going once her mortal journey ended. I love you, forever, Grandma. Thank you for giving everything to me.